Agassi was the second man after Rod Laver to win the singles Career Grand Slam in the Open Era and one of then-five (currently eight) overall.

On the other hand, Agassi, who claimed 8 Grand Slam titles, was ranked joint third for most titles in the Open Era, and joint fifth all-time at the time of his retirement. This broke Björn Borg's record of 11 titles won in the Open Era, as well as the 12 by Roy Emerson from before the Open Era. From 2000 to their last match in 2002, their head-to-head was tied at 3–3.Īt the time of their retirements, Sampras held the all-time record for most men's Grand Slam titles, with 14. 141, and it marked a significant shift in their rivalry. Agassi has often said that the 1995 US Open loss was a powerful blow to him that took him years to recover from amid this and other psychological issues he subsequently plummeted to world No. From their 1995 US Open final match to 1999, their head-to-head was 9–3 in favor of Sampras. Agassi retired in 2006 after 20 years on the tour.įrom their first ATP match to their 1995 US Open final match, their head-to-head was tied 8–8. This was Sampras's last career match, as he announced his retirement from the game a year later at the 2003 US Open.

Sampras went on to win the match in four sets. It was their first meeting in the final since Sampras won in 1995. The last match in their rivalry came at the 2002 US Open final.

In one of their matches, at the 2001 US Open quarter-final, Sampras won with the score of 6–7 (7–9), 7–6 (7–2), 7–6 (7–2), 7–6 (7–5) throughout the match, no player broke the other's serve. Sampras defeated Agassi in straight sets. 1 players Ivan Lendl and John McEnroe en route to the final. They met for the first time in a Grand Slam final at the 1990 US Open, with Agassi the favorite because of his superior ranking even though Sampras had defeated former world No. In Grand Slam tournaments, they played in five finals, with Sampras winning four. It has been named as one of the greatest tennis rivalries of all time. With contrasting styles and temperaments, they played each other 34 times from 1989 through 2002, with the head-to-head finishing 20-14 favoring Sampras. Sampras held the world's top ranking for (a then-record) 286 weeks while Agassi held it for 101 weeks. Nathalie Dechy, France 32.The Agassi–Sampras rivalry was a tennis rivalry between Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras, who were both ranked world No. Nadal's opener could be more interesting: He drew wild card Mark Philippoussis, the two-time major finalist with a big serve whose career has been derailed by injuries. 3 Ivan Ljubicic.įederer, the two-time defending champion, starts off against Wang Yeu-tzuoo of Taiwan, then would meet the winner of an all-British first-round matchup between Tim Henman and 1997 Open runner-up Greg Rusedski. The potential men's quarterfinals would be: No.

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